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The Growing Public Health Crisis: Air Pollution [1]

Lancet came out with a study that stated that Air Pollution was responsible for 9 million deaths worldwide in 2015, that is 16% of all deaths worldwide. This figure is also 3 time more than the deaths from AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined. On the show, we also speak with Anumita Roychowdhury from Centre of Science and Environment on the matter of Air Pollution and how can we approach it with stringent law and rules.

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Air Pollution [2], Vehicular Pollution [3], Air Quality and Health [4], Health Effects [5], Diesel [6], Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) [7]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vehicular-pollution
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-quality-and-health
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diesel
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/centre-science-and-environment-cse